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Counselling Support for Young People

Childline

You can contact Childline about anything. Whatever your worry, its better out than in. They are there to support you. There are lots of different ways to speak to a Childline counsellor or get support from other young people.

The Mix

The Mix can assist with any challenges you are facing, talk via the online community, on social media, and through the free confidential helpline or our counselling service.

42nd Street

42nd Street offers individual therapeutic support and interventions to help manage mental health and wellbeing.

Bereavement Support 

Gaddum

Gaddum works across Greater Manchester and offers the following services, advocacy, carers support and therapy services.

Once Upon a Smile

They offer a variety of support to families through difficulties surrounding bereavement.

Winston's Wish

This charity offers a wide range of practical support and guidance to bereaved children, their families and professionals.

Child Bereavement UK

Child Bereavement UK helps children, parents and families to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies. We support children and young people up to the age of 25 who are facing bereavement, and anyone affected by the death of a child of any age.

Cruse Bereavement Care

Cruse Bereavement Care offers face-to-face, group, telephone, email and website support to people after someone close to them has died.

Suicide Support 

Samaritans

Child Bereavement UK helps children, parents and families to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies. We support children and young people up to the age of 25 who are facing bereavement, and anyone affected by the death of a child of any age.

Papyrus

Papyrus HOPELINEUK is a confidential support and advice service for, children and young people under the age of 35 who are experiencing thoughts of suicide. Further support is available for anyone concerned that a young person could be thinking about suicide.

Wider Support within Salford and Manchester

Crisis Support

This free text messaging helpline is a private, silent and trusted way for anyone experiencing mental health challenges to find a safe space to seek help and support. You can send a text message any time of day or night wherever you are – every conversation is with a human being.

Citizens Advice

They provide free, confidential and impartial advice to residents of Salford, and campaign on big issues affecting people’s lives. They can assist with money, benefit, housing or employment problems.

Salford Loaves & Fishes

They can assist with accessing Salford foodbanks, offer support and advice with an indirect access to Citizens Advice and Salford Housing Team.

Salford Foodbank

They provide three days’ nutritionally balanced emergency food and support to local people who are referred to us in crisis. We are part of a nationwide network of foodbanks, supported by The Trussell Trust, working to combat poverty and hunger across the UK.

Spirit of Salford Network

Our Spirit of Salford Helpline has been set up for you to get help, support and advice on lots of different issues that you might be facing at the moment.

The helpline number is 0800 952 1000 and is open Monday to Friday 8.30am to 6pm and Saturday 9am to 1pm.

Salford Assist

Salford Assist doesn’t offer cash payments, but would consider your immediate needs and try to help with essential items such as:

• a referral for baby milk, nappies or food for your baby and your family
• essential furniture items, for example a bed, or white goods
• help with emergency supply of gas or electric where there is no heating in the household
• advice and referrals to another service, agency or fund
• council tax support
• copies of birth certificates for homeless people

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